ISLAMABAD
\nThe Islamabad High Court has accepted an application seeking removal of Civil Judge Asim Hafeez whose wife is the main accused in housemaid Rizwana torture case.
\nIHC Chief Justice, Justice Aamer Farooq on Wednesday conducted proceedings on the petition filed by President Civil Society, Islamabad chapter, Abdullah Malik. Accepting the plea for hearing, the court issued notices to the Federal Government and Advocate General Office.
\nDuring the hearing, CJ Farooq called Deputy Attorney General Ahsan Raza and the state attorney to the rostrum. The judge remarked that though the matter of removing a civil judge is an administrative affair, we could look at the judicial side too.
\nWe have received a detailed application in this regard, the CJ said adding that the Federation must look into the cases of torture on children and child labour. He said before this case, several other cases including the little Tayyaba torture case came to light.
\nSaying this, the judge issued notices to the Federation and AG office. The state counsel requested the court to provide him with a copy of the application so that he court prepare his arguments. Later, the Islamabad High Court adjourned the case for an indefinite period of time.
\nCivil Judge Asim Hafeez\u2019s wife Somia Asim is currently on judicial remand in the Rizwana torture case. And the Lahore High Court has made Civil Judge Asim an OSD following his wife\u2019s trial. The torture case attracted wide media attention due to the involvement of a judge\u2019s wife.
\nLast month, Rizwana, who used to work as a domestic help at Civil Judge Asim Hafeez\u2019s house in Islamabad, was brought to the District Headquarters Hospital in Sargodha in critical condition reportedly with wounds on her face, head, and body that were said to have been caused by a \u201cblunt weapon\u201d allegedly by the wife of the judge.
\nThe girl also bore burn marks on her body and fractures in her arms and legs. She was later shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Lahore General Hospital, where she is still taking medical treatment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The Islamabad High Court has accepted an application seeking removal of Civil Judge Asim Hafeez whose wife is the main accused in housemaid Rizwana torture case. IHC Chief Justice, Justice Aamer Farooq on Wednesday conducted proceedings on the petition filed by President Civil Society, Islamabad chapter, Abdullah Malik. Accepting the plea for hearing, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-351233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n